[Dingfod]

I was the eldest of five siblings. We moved around a lot. The only one of the five that ever changed their accent was my one year younger sister. Her accent changed every time to the local dialect every place we lived. But, as an adult, even with her husband and his family sounding like Okie hicks from the sticks, she has the same flat almost neutral Kansas accent as our parents did. All of my other siblings do as well. I do too, but I do put on the Okie a lot.